Date archive for February, 2008
February 29, 20082008 Statistical AbstractGeographyCompiled from various U.S. Government and private sources such as the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Statistical Abstract is the mother lode of statistics on many aspects of American life. Covering a range of such subjects as politics, economics, life expectancy, and marital status, the Statistical Abstract has been ... read more Electoral Geography 2.0GeographyIf you can’t get enough of the minutia of the current race for the democratic and republican parties, then the Electoral Geography 2.0 is a blog you need to have on your list of election sites to visit. The site lists the results for each state primary at the county level. The site isn’t just ... read more ArcGIS Server Resource PageSoftwareArcGIS Server is the GIS server based software component from ESRI’s suite of ArcGIS products, replacing ArcIMS. Find links to resources, online support and tutorials for using and developing ArcGIS Server. read more...February 27, 2008Geography and Geology of the Galapagos IslandsGeographyThe Galapagos archipelago is located about 1000 kilometers to the west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. It is formed by 13 main islands: Darwin, Wolf, Pinto, Marchena, Genovesa, Fernandina, Isabela, Santiago, Baltra, Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal, Floreana, as well as countless islands (that here are not mentioned). The islands cover a total area of ... read more Geography SongsGeographyLearning through singing has been used as an effective tool. The Songs for Teaching site has a lite of recommended songs for learning about geography. The songs listed on this page link to lyrics for each of the pages with the option to either purchase the song via download or CD. Geography Songs Yakko Warner, ... read more February 25, 2008GIS Related Mailing ListsCommunityEmail-based mailing lists covering various areas of GIS and remote sensing. read more...February 18, 2008How Do Shanty Towns Develop?GeographyThis educational animation created by the Staffordshire Learning Network (SLN) shows the four stages of shanty town development. Shanty towns, also referred to as barrios, favelas, and squatter settlements, form when immigrants to a city without access to fixed housing, develop their own impoverished communities. The animation takes the user through the different stages with ... read more February 15, 2008ESRI Looking for Maps for Foresty BookGIS NewsDo you have some fantastic cartographic examples showing the use of GIS in the forest industry? If so, ESRI is interested in hearing from you. A new book entitled “Mapping Forestry” is planned and submission of maps is invited until March 14, 2008. More information is as follows from ESRI: read more...February 14, 2008Fun Facts About Valentine’s Day from the US CensusGeographyValentine’s Day 2008: Feb. 14 Opinions abound as to who was the original Valentine, with the most popular theory that he was a clergyman who was executed for secretly marrying couples in ancient Rome. Emperor Claudius II felt that marriage weakened his soldiers. In any event, in A.D. 496, Pope Gelasius set aside Feb. 14 ... read more February 11, 2008Robots in CartographyIssues in GISForget the arguments about whether humans can create spatial data using neogeography. The new question is, “Can a Robot Draw a Map?“ At least that’s the question that some scientists from Carnegie Mellon University are seeking to answer out in the Mojave desert. An experimental rover, going by the name of Zoe, is being tested ... read more |
